The Dangdai Xiao Juchang Xiqu Jie (Contemporary Black Box Xiqu Festival), operated at Star Theatres, has been a significant engine for contemporary experimentation of Xiqu (Chinese tra…
Feng Lu's "L'histoire d'un Accident", presented in Avignon 2025, offers a layered exploration of theatrical space inspired by Henri Lefebvre's theory of spatial production. The play unfolds …
In 2025, the UK Chinese Opera Association marks its 10th anniversary, celebrating a decade of bridging tradition and innovation in Chinese opera. Founded by Joanna Zenghui Qiu, a former perf…
In 2024, National Theatre of China in Beijing showcased an experimental avant-garde theatre work "Apple Tree" to talk about the tension in the contemporary marriage between a young Chinese c…
Adapted from Lu Xun's novel, the play takes the same name, "Zhu Jian" (Forging the Swords), and has become one of the most popular productions at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024. The work…
UK-China Performing Arts (UKCPA), one of the UK's most prominent Chinese performing arts organizations, plays a crucial role in bridging Chinese and British performing arts cultures. Joanna …
Amidst the bustling metropolis of London, a group of aspiring theatrical talents (Kelly Guibal, Flavia Di Saverio, Thelma Osorio Euan, Maria Luc, Hana Tamaru, Arianna Folini) took to the sta…
Having been trained as a theater actor and director, I have been engaged with many kinds of theatre festivals in the past years. Also, having written for the China spotlight section of The T…
On August 27th, China Daily in Hong Kong held the fifth webinar of a series called "Creative Industry Insiders Discuss Survival Strategies in Pandemic Times". China Daily is one of the estab…
This interview with Xuexi Li and Tianjiao Li was conducted by Xunnan Li. Both interviewees are part of The Clock God from the West production team, a play selected for the International Onli…